Martha Thomas interview post Arsenal victory

Tottenham Hotspur Women

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00:00 Martha Thomas, two goals against Arsenal in a matter of days and you've made history here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

00:06 How are you feeling right now?

00:09 I'm absolutely buzzing, to be honest.

00:11 The girls deserve it.

00:12 We put on a strong performance on Wednesday,

00:15 but coming off of a tough few results, so it feels really good.

00:19 I just think that we've worked so hard and that we really deserve it.

00:23 You must be happy that you've made the change and now you play in Lillywhite.

00:26 You've had a cracking start to the season

00:28 and also this must be the best Christmas gift to go away with three points here.

00:32 Yes, it's been fantastic.

00:34 It's been everything I could have dreamed of.

00:35 I said that at the start.

00:37 And despite having a bit of a rocky few games in the past few weeks,

00:42 we've really come together and this team's special and I'm so happy to be here.

00:46 Talk me through that goal today.

00:49 I think I ran from one sixth to the other, but do you know what?

00:51 It was the most impressive goal because it's come from us playing risky out the back.

00:58 That entices Arsenal to press us.

01:01 We're confident on the ball, we're building up and we're finding gaps, finding pockets.

01:05 And do you know what?

01:06 It was a fantastic build-up from one end to the other and Salim put it on a plate

01:10 and I just had to get a toe on it and that's what happened.

01:13 A team effort and also a crowd effort as well.

01:16 How happy were you to be in front of the fans and have them all singing and cheering you along?

01:20 Yes, it felt great and it felt like such a home advantage to have them all here.

01:24 They crowded out the Arsenal fans cheering on and Arsenal created good chances at the end,

01:28 but the crowd behind us, we stuck together and we got the result.